Chris Zulanas and Jess Boone won summary judgment in a breach of contract and declaratory judgment action arising out of a wrongful death claim. In the case, a large manufacturer attempted to enforce a defense and indemnity agreement between it and a small contractor. ... Read more.

Appearing before the American Arbitration Association in Atlanta, Georgia, Friedman attorneys Jeff Friedman and Joe Kerr obtained a seven-figure award, and a recovery of all attorneys fees and expenses, on behalf of a Tennessee corporation that had sold its business to a Fortune 500 corporation. ... Read more.

Chris Zulanas and Jess Boone obtained a defense verdict after a nine day trial where the plaintiff claimed that a water remediation company failed to properly dry out her home following a water heater leak four days before Christmas. ... Read more.

Chris Zulanas recently tried a business dispute lawsuit arising out of the failed sale of a concrete block/construction materials plant to verdict, obtaining a favorable result for his client. ... Read more.

Jeff Friedman and Jim Moss successfully defended Insituform Technologies, Inc. obtaining an Affirmation of the United States District Cour for the Northern District of Alabama's Order Granting Summary Judgment ... Read more.

Friedman attorneys, Joel Williams and Jim Moss defended an ENT surgeon in north Alabama in an anoxic brain injury/wrongful death medical malpractice case. After a two week trial which ended on April 26, 2013, ... Read more.

Jeff Friedman and Jess Boone obtained full summary judgment in federal district court for their client, an airplane glass manufacturer, in a catastrophic injury premises liability case, which was affirmed on appeal by the Eleventh Circuit. The plaintiff was employed as a construction helper ... Read more.

On October 7, 2011, Friedman, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling attorneys Jeff Friedman and Lee Patterson obtained full summary judgment in favor of a general contractor in a lawsuit arising out of catastrophic injuries suffered by an employee of a subcontractor ... Read more.

Mr. Dingman was working for Caseco, LLC in April 2001 on a construction project when he sustained a significant injury to his left leg and ankle when approximately 3,000 pounds of bar joists landed on his left leg. Following treatment of a fracture to the left ankle, ... Read more.

Charles Wilson sustained an on-the-job back injury while working for Imerys USA. He requested a panel for orthopaedist after becoming dissatisfied with his treating physician. The plaintiff selected Dr. Dewey Jones who treated the plaintiff between January 2007 and April 5, 2007, ... Read more.

In a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Alabama, the Court specifically addressed the causation issue in the context of a worker's compensation claim. Ex parte Patsy Patton d/b/a Korner Store, 1080960 (Ala. 2011). In Patton, the Supreme Court of Alabama considered the appeal ... Read more.

A new case has just come across your desk involving a fall at one of the many retails stores you insure. The injuries were fairly severe. You have been asked to perform an early evaluation of the case in an effort to cut-off a potential lawsuit. As you are agonizing over how to properly evaluate this claim... Read more.

According to law, every automobile policy issued in the State of Alabama must contain uninsured/under-insured motorist ("UM/UIM") coverage. Ala. Code ' 32-7-23 (1975). An insured may opt out of this coverage by providing written notice to their insurer that they do not want UM/UIM coverage,... Read more.

It is not unusual for an uninjured party to claim he or she is entitled to his or her own liability limit, separate and apart from the liability limit provided to an injured party, under either a tortfeasor's automobile liability policy or his or her own uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. ... Read more.

While we all tend to think of winning a trial in terms of a brilliant cross-examination or an outstanding closing argument, most cases are determined long before the point that evidence or testimony is presented to the jury. ... Read more.

This article addresses certain problems to be encountered when a blasting contractor agrees to provide indemnification. Nearly 100% of all blasting work is performed pursuant to a contractual agreement. ... Read more.

During recent years, the use of arbitration provisions in various contexts has become increasingly common. The arbitration process is often less costly, less time consuming and more predictable than a trial before either a judge or jury. ... Read more.

A frequently litigated issue of construction law pertains to the scope of the general contractor’s duties to the employees of a subcontractor who are injured or killed in accidents while performing their trades. ... Read more.

The highly competent defense counsel you have hired to defend your insured in a case pending in Greene County, Alabama, which has been referred to in the past as "Tort Hell" by several business publications,... Read more.

The internet and the ability now to transmit tremendous volumes of information electronically have been a blessing to the corporate world. However, with these technologies come new challenges to the Human Resources professional. ... Read more.